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Rab Ascent -18 °C

ISO comfort -10 °C for £390 or less: 880 g of 650 FP hydrophobic duck down in a roomy wide mummy.

Weight
1,650 g
Comfort
-10 °Climit -18 °C
Packed
26 × 45 cm

Best price found

£347.55

at Hardloop · RRP £409.90 · Left zip sold out; right zip not marked sold out · was £409.90

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  • 650 FP down
  • Hydrophobic down
  • ISO comfort -10 °C
  • Wide mummy fit
  • Arm zip

Specifications

Weight
1,650 g (regular)
Packed size
26 × 45 cm
Comfort
Comfort -10 °C / limit -18 °C
Fill
650 FP duck down, 880 g fill
Shell & construction
20D Pertex Quantum nylon ripstop (38 g/m²) with fluorocarbon-free DWR; recycled 20D nylon lining; L.O.F.T. construction with sidewall baffles
Rating Standard
ISO 23537 rating
Fill Note
650FP European duck down with Grangers fluorocarbon-free hydrophobic finish. Regular, Long and Wide sizes, left or right zip. Hand-filled in Derbyshire.
Season
4-season / Scottish winter
Zip
Two-way YKK 3/4-length main zip with synthetic-filled baffle, plus a short arm zip
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Pros & cons

  • ISO comfort -10 °C, five degrees warmer than the Ascent -12 °C, for £30 more at Rab
  • Wide mummy cut leaves room for a down jacket inside on the coldest nights
  • Short second zip lets you use your arms, e.g. to cook, while staying zipped in
  • 1650 g and 26 × 45 cm packed: Rab's Neutrino -18 °C gets the same rating in 1280 g (at £670)
  • Main zip is only 3/4 length, so it vents less well on milder nights

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